Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Buddhaghosa, Aenesidemus and Jonathan Barnes

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5 ideas

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique

9074	Abstraction cannot produce the concept of a 'game', as there is no one common feature [Barnes,J]

9073	Abstraction from an ambiguous concept like 'mole' will define them as the same [Barnes,J]

9072	Defining concepts by abstractions will collect together far too many attributes from entities [Barnes,J]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / h. Against ethics

6040	There is no universal goal to human life [Aenesidemus, by Photius]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 1. Causing Death

7907	Human killing is worse if the victim is virtuous [Buddhaghosa]